01 March 2009

To an ER doc, it's just a day when the kids don't go to school,When the commute in to work is less busy than usual,When the mornings are quiet, and the evenings crazier than usual,When the clinics are closed, and non-acute patients crowd the waiting room,When everybody else is out doing stuff with their families,When the drunks roll in earlier and in greater numbers,When Interventional Radiology has no scheduled cases,When primary care docs are beyond all reach, and follow-up impossible to coordinate,And when the lines at the ski lifts are longest.

Shadowfax

About me: I am an ER physician and administrator living in the Pacific Northwest. I live with my wife and four kids. Various other interests include Shorin-ryu karate, general aviation, Irish music, Apple computers, and progressive politics. My kids do their best to ensure that I have little time to pursue these hobbies.

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